Chords of: Detention by: Melanie Martinez. (Gm7b5, Ebm, Abm7, Abm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Detention” by Melanie Martinez is in C Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, Ebm, Abm7, Abm.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Ebm → B6 → Ebm → Abm → Ebm → Abm → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:36 | 40% |
| Abm7 | 0:59 | 24% |
| Abm | 0:23 | 10% |
| Bb7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bbm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Ebm7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Bmaj7 – C#/B – Ebm – B6 – C#m – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – Abm – Ebm7 – G6 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Eb7/G – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – Abm – B – Bbm7b5 – B6 – Ebm – Abm – B – F# – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Bb7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm – Bbaug – Ebm – Ab – Ebm – Abm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – …
